spearhead
To drive or campaign ardently forTo drive or campaign ardently for (an effort, project, etc.); to direct.
» During excavations in the forest, iron spearheads were found.
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1 senses(idiomatic)To drive or campaign ardently for (an effort, project, etc.); to direct.
He spearheaded the entire project from day one.
anführen, führen, vorausgehen
- be the leader of
Examples
4 sentencesDuring excavations in the forest, iron spearheads were found.
A big thank you to Mary for spearheading this initiative!
The United Nations is spearheading a new drive to improve safety for journalists around the world.
Christopher Columbus was the spearhead of the biggest invasion and genocide ever seen in the history of humanity.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English spere-hed; equivalent to spear + head.From Middle English spere-hed; equivalent to spear + head.
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Forms
spearheads, spearheading, spearheaded, spearheaded| Base form | spearhead · to spearhead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | spearheads |
| Present participle | spearheading |
| Past simple | spearheaded |
| Past participle | spearheaded |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.